tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551815908066977246.post15212020629530800..comments2023-05-12T07:43:35.514-05:00Comments on Room4More!!!: Tuesday Talk: Transracial FamiliesRoom4Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07606446025354139664noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551815908066977246.post-91164479276937723522013-02-05T13:46:28.605-06:002013-02-05T13:46:28.605-06:00How do we talk about race? Really we talk a whole ...How do we talk about race? Really we talk a whole lot more about culture... and we enjoy and encorperate as much UG culture into our lives and home as possible, because, we feel at this point that we want to instill in our children pride/confidence and understanding in who they REALLY are, which is Ugandan. Race talks will be more important later, but I don't want to make it a big deal to them now. We talk about skin color and how beautiful they are and how we are all the same on the inside. We remind them that just because we see people with brown skin doesn't mean they are ugandan... they might be, but it doesn't mean they always are. We talk about how all kinds of people can be "mean" to others because they don't look "like them"... and that is called "discrimination"... we keep it simple. Our extended family can be awkward about it. They generally try to treat them all the same... and we enforce this. We also realize that they are learning and growing too in this. In the store our boys say they are twins too... :-)Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519619762731017613noreply@blogger.com